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Deputies of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol received a report of a swimmer who had gone underwater and didn’t resurface at the Commons Beach in Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka at approximately 6 p.m. Thursday, July 1.

It was a near-perfect day June 22 on the Minnesota Valley State Trail, where a group of five people passed by — three on bikes and two on segways.

Chaska’s Jack Johnson and Lakeville’s Emma Welch holed six consecutive birdies to finish nine-under par, a score of 63, in the first round of the Minnesota Golf Association Mixed Amateur Team Championship June 29.

It’s really happening!

Dave Johnson has turned Shakopee Bowl into a mini baseball paradise for kids and adults.

We all have stories that we’ve experienced or heard involving helping someone in need.

A process that began in March with facility task force recommendations and followed with more than $3 million in budget cuts, a year after $6 million was slashed, Eastern Carver County Schools is going ahead with a referendum on Nov.…

A process that began in March with facility task force recommendations and followed with more than $3 million in budget cuts, a year after $6 million was slashed, Eastern Carver County Schools is going ahead with a referendum on Nov.…

What does freedom mean to you this year? In the past, it might have been easy to take freedom for granted. But a lot has happened since last year. With the Fourth of July coming up we’re looking at freedom…

The complexities of nature is sometimes hard to understand and even harder to justify or feel good about, especially when seen through the human lens. I was reminded of this the other day while filming a family of American Redstarts…

A year ago, summertime told a different story across Chaska. Uncertainty was met with cancellations galore — and the Fourth of July was no exception.

Even during the massive heat wave that passed through Minnesota in June, Scott and Carver county firefighters were able to stay on top of training in the event of an emergency.

The library continues to restore hours and services beginning July 1.

Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday

Park Cottage Grove players got off the bus, walked through the gate at Athletic Park and approached the first-base dugout. Some just stood, looking out at the playing field. Others peeked around, pointing in various directions.

Chan Chaska Clay Target team captured the Class 5A, Conference 1 championship with a cumulative score of 19,417 points for the 2021 spring season.

In response to Joe Polunc’s June 24 letter in opposition to the teaching of critical race theory.

Regarding the idea of critical race theory recently espoused in the letters section, I want to ask if Mr. Polunc is really interested in the kind of critical thinking that all schools should be teaching the future citizens of this…

Minnesota American Legion Baseball has reached an all-time high number of participating teams. The 372 teams from all across Minnesota have signed up to play Legion Ball in 2021, and it beats the previous record of 366 in 2019.